The moment was poignant and there were tears in everybody’s eyes as former Olympians along with thousands of sports lovers bid final adieu to hockey wizard Mohammed Shahid as he was laid to rest at Taktakpur graveyard today afternoon.

It was World Cup winner Ashok Kumar and best friend Iqbal, who wrapped Shahid’s body with Indian tri-colour.The mortal remains was taken inside Dayam Khan mosque to offer Janaze-ki-Namaaz and later it marched again towards the graveyard.

Call it irony, Shahid was laid to rest in Taktakpur graveyard, which is located few hundred yards away from the Police Lines ground, where a young talent bloomed and the veteran artist was at work during his last charity match on 2011.